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{{Image|Michael Gilbert Portrait - smaller.jpg|left|100px|Michael Gilbert on the back cover of [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]], 1982}} | {{Image|Michael Gilbert Portrait - smaller.jpg|left|100px|Michael Gilbert on the back cover of [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]], 1982}} | ||
'''Ring of Terror''' is a mystery-suspense novel by the British crime writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in the United | '''Ring of Terror''' is a mystery-suspense novel by the British crime writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in the United States by [[Carroll & Graf]] in 1997. It was, apparently, the only novel ever written by Gilbert not published in England at approximately the same time as its American publication. It finally appeared in England as a paperback edition in 2015 from the [[House of Stratus]]. It was Gilbert's 29th novel and the second of three featuring his final set of recurring characters, [[Luke Pagan and Joe Narrabone]]. Set in the opening months of [[World War I]], along with its fictional characters and situations, there are references to actual events of the time, and a number of actual historical personages play roles in the book. Gilbert, who was appointed [[CBE]] in 1980, was a founder-member of the [[Crime Writers' Association|British Crime Writers' Association]]. The [[Mystery Writers of America]] named him a Grand Master in 1988<ref name=Telgrph>{{cite news|title=Michael Gilbert (obituary)|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1510088/Michael-Gilbert.html|accessdate=13 November 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=10 February 2006}}</ref> and in 1990 he was presented [[Bouchercon]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bouchercon.info/history.html |title=History of Guests of Honor |website=Bouchercon World Mystery Convention |accessdate=5 July 2014|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070925053237/http://www.bouchercon.info/history.html|archive-date=25 September 2007}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 15 February 2017
Ring of Terror is a mystery-suspense novel by the British crime writer Michael Gilbert, first published in the United States by Carroll & Graf in 1997. It was, apparently, the only novel ever written by Gilbert not published in England at approximately the same time as its American publication. It finally appeared in England as a paperback edition in 2015 from the House of Stratus. It was Gilbert's 29th novel and the second of three featuring his final set of recurring characters, Luke Pagan and Joe Narrabone. Set in the opening months of World War I, along with its fictional characters and situations, there are references to actual events of the time, and a number of actual historical personages play roles in the book. Gilbert, who was appointed CBE in 1980, was a founder-member of the British Crime Writers' Association. The Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master in 1988[1] and in 1990 he was presented Bouchercon's Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]
Plot
Unusually for Gilbert, only about one third of the book's events take place in his usual locale of London. The book, which is really three related stories around a single theme, is set first in the great British naval base of Portsmouth, then in London, and then for the final third in war-torn France.
Reviews
From Publishers Weekly, which writes pre-publication reviews for the publishing industry and libraries:
xxx.[3]
From Booklist:
xxxx [4]
Notes
- ↑ Michael Gilbert (obituary), 10 February 2006. Retrieved on 13 November 2012.
- ↑ History of Guests of Honor. Retrieved on 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Publishers Weekly at [1]
- ↑ Booklist at [2]